Dan Issel vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Dan Issel that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Dan Issel

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dan Issel: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dan Issel 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Dan Issel 9 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Dan Issel 7 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Dan Issel 1 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Dan Issel 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dan Issel 0 Nate Thurmond 5

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 20.4 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.9 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.5 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.0 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.6 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 14,659 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 5,707 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Dan Issel 1,804 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Dan Issel 698 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Dan Issel 396 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Dan Issel 718 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .506 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .253 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .797 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 23.8 (1980) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.1 (1978) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 3.7 (1978) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1978) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.7 (1982) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 19.4 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.7 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 0.8 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.5 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 1,029 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 393 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Dan Issel 145 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Dan Issel 42 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Dan Issel 24 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Dan Issel 53 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .496 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .500 * Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .829 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 27.4 (1984) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.3 (1978) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 4.1 (1978) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.